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Old 11th September 2012, 06:20 PM
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Originally Posted by ExodusUK View Post
But Party Queen is probably her worst received album yet. IMO it's kinda mess, it starts with three arguable "Party" songs and then descends into two typical Guilty/Secret/RnRc filler and then three great rocky tracks (Reminds me, Return Road and Tell me Why). And then there's two baffling show numbers, a interlude and then ends on a Disney ballad. The album feels like it's made up of songs from not just four different albums but four different artists.
While I wouldn't say Party Queen was poorly received, I do agree that it is kinda a mess. Secret and Guilty were great albums, and I felt that had a great flow. Party Queen was everywhere, especially the show tunes. Lyrically, I don't think it flowed as well either, not like NEXT LEVEL, which flowed really well lyrically even if the instrumentals was a bit messy.

She can make albums around the singles, and "lately" it seems the singles are released with a similar theme. (Love Songs, anyone?)

But answering the main question of this thread, no, I don't really think Ayu should release more singles if she doesn't want to. Her tours are what bring in the big money, and you can really feel that she loves singing live. Also, it's a really good way to promote her yearly albums.
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